Dejo63
Chirping
- Jul 13, 2021
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Hi all! I've become a new duck mom this summer to 5 ducks. I brought them home at a week old, and are now about 7 weeks.
My Crested has been a challenge from the get go, with balance issues, falling and ending up on her back constantly. I have studied, read and tried multiple things, including niacin in her water, quality duckling starter, herbs,.. when she was tiny she spent alot of time in her own box with heat lamp food and water.
Now that they are outside and living in their duck condo,..she seemed to be getting stronger and falling less. She was getting in and out of the pool on her own.. Swimming in her pool seemed to be strengthening her legs, but, the last couple of days she seems to have taken a turn for the worse. She falls, rolls on her back, can't right herself... when she sits,, seems like she is over preening her thighs, like they are bothering her... she is walking less. I need help figuring this out... my vet gave me an antibiotic a few weeks ago, and something for a possible ear infection...but, it didn't seem to help, and he said it was a long shot...
After she eats, her head/neck starts wrenching to the side so hard it makes her fall over.... ??
I'll take any advise i can get. Thank you so much.
My Crested has been a challenge from the get go, with balance issues, falling and ending up on her back constantly. I have studied, read and tried multiple things, including niacin in her water, quality duckling starter, herbs,.. when she was tiny she spent alot of time in her own box with heat lamp food and water.
Now that they are outside and living in their duck condo,..she seemed to be getting stronger and falling less. She was getting in and out of the pool on her own.. Swimming in her pool seemed to be strengthening her legs, but, the last couple of days she seems to have taken a turn for the worse. She falls, rolls on her back, can't right herself... when she sits,, seems like she is over preening her thighs, like they are bothering her... she is walking less. I need help figuring this out... my vet gave me an antibiotic a few weeks ago, and something for a possible ear infection...but, it didn't seem to help, and he said it was a long shot...
After she eats, her head/neck starts wrenching to the side so hard it makes her fall over.... ??
I'll take any advise i can get. Thank you so much.
